CECEI is seeking five post-baccalaureate individuals to serve as Research Assistants (RAs) for the
Implementation and Impact Evaluation of Maryland’s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Support Services (IECMHSS) Program, under the direction of Dr. Christy Tirrell-Corbin and Dr.
Brenda Jones Harden. The position will start at the beginning of June 2023 and run through June
30, 2024, with continuation dependent upon performance and funding.
With support from other Center personnel, RAs will engage in data collection with IECMHSS
regional program staff, child care center personnel, children, and families. They will also be
responsible for data entry and management and contribute to data analysis and dissemination.
Most of the data collection will be onsite in early childhood programs throughout the State of
Maryland, which makes access to a car a minimum qualification for this position.
The Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention (CECEI), in the College of Education at
the University of Maryland, is a joint initiative between the Department of Counseling, Higher
Education and Special Education and the Department of Human Development and Quantitative
Methodology. The mission of the CECEI is to conduct high quality research on early childhood
education and early intervention programs in order to inform State and Federal policy, to
translate research into scalable education programs and best practices, to build capacity in
schools and communities, and to promote family engagement in their children’s education.
